The Hard-Boiled Canary

1941 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 63 VOTES · DIR. Andrew L. Stone

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Overview

A young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a scholarship to a famous music camp by the camp's owner. She must overcome the suspicions of the other students in order to prove herself.

Dialogue Timeline — 769 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:44 - So, is your wife worried about you? - There's nothing to be worried about.
00:09:31 Get out!
00:19:31 How can I get hitched without a decent place for the boss to live?
00:23:24 Superintendent, what's up?
00:26:13 Got to risk it.Jimmy needs replacing. Life's about taking chances.
00:28:50 I'm on your case, scum. If I find anything, I bust you.
00:32:39 - And you tell me to lay off? - You shut up!
00:40:08 Okay, load her up.
00:46:44 Kill him! Kill that guy!
00:54:14 All right? What I say is this.
00:56:17 - Buttoned up. - And what about the house in Guam?
00:59:45 I write all the music each time.
01:05:47 Mr. Woo, he's a true friend.
01:09:49 Turn it off then, turn it off.
01:13:25 Things ain't been easy for me. When I'm triad, the cops try to kill me.
01:17:18 I just picked it up. Guess I should say thankyou.
01:21:34 You do it. Go on!
01:31:11 Time is not on our side. Insist they move the patients.
01:35:10 Are you deaf?
01:38:19 - Don't you have any dreams? - Yeah.
01:44:19 I'm going to help Tony. You're in charge here. Be careful.
01:52:33 Theresa, you go.
02:01:33 In there.
07:08:08 in Asia and North Africa.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed769
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line07:08:08

Production Record

DirectorAndrew L. Stone
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes63